Delivery of Part 1 - Overseas Registration Examinations Services
General Dental Council · Value not published · closes 2 Nov 2019
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5 Oct 2019
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Text to be corrected in the original notice: Place of text to be modified: additional text in II.2.4 Instead of: additional text in II.2.4 Read: see text in II.2.4 Place of text to be modified: replace all text Instead of: This procurement is being ran under the Light Touch Regime. Under the Dentists Act 1984, we are required to provide a statutory examination for overseas dentists who wish to practise in the UK. In this context, overseas dentists are all non-EEA dentists, who do not hold a first qualification in dentistry from the UK. The Act also provides that the examination is to be held by a dental authority, or a group of dental authorities, under arrangements made by the Council. Read: This procurement is being ran under the Light Touch Regime. Under the Dentists Act 1984, we are required to provide a statutory examination for overseas dentists who wish to practise in the UK. In this context, overseas dentists are all non-EEA dentists, who do not hold a first qualification in dentistry from the UK. The Act also provides that the examination is to be held by a dental authority, or a group of dental authorities, under arrangements made by the Council. We are looking to appoint a Contractor/(s) to deliver the statutory examination for overseas dentists as part of the contract be required to : - Deliver examination for c 400 candidates annually. Presently based on 2 diet per years. -Provide facilities in the UK to hold the examination -Provide exam material, equipment and personnel . For further details about this requirement, please download ITT documents from the Delta Portal Other additional information: The current expenditure for the service is circa £1,000,000 over 5 years. In the event that the UK leave the EU, EU dentists may become subject to the statutory examinations. If we leave with a deal, then we expect a transitional period which may mean EU dentists are not subject to the statutory examinations for c. 2 years after the UK exits the EU. If the UK leaves the EU without a deal, then EU dentists may automatically be required to take the examination. This procurement is being ran under the Light Touch Regime. Under the Dentists Act 1984, we are required to provide a statutory examination for overseas dentists who wish to practise in the UK. In this context, overseas dentists are all non-EEA dentists, who do not hold a first qualification in dentistry from the UK. The Act also provides that the examination is to be held by a dental authority, or a group of dental authorities, under arrangements made by the Council. We are looking to appoint a Contractor/(s) to deliver the statutory examination for overseas dentists.
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